A total of 100 new jobs are to be created in the home care sector in Hull, one of the city's health providers has announced.

Hales Home Care are recruiting a mixture of full-time and part-time workers to deliver help and support to elderly and infirm people in their own properties.

The firm says that no previous experience in the sector is required from applicants because full training and on-the-job support is offered.

With hospital budgets under increasing pressure in East Yorkshire and across the country, and life expectancy and pensioner numbers rising, the number of patients receiving help with everyday tasks is likely to increase even further.

An ageing population will result in an increasing reliance on social care. (Image: Getty Images)

And Hales also operate three 'extra care' homes across the city, complete with a total of 316 apartments.

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These are designed specially for people who need round-the-clock support, but gives them an individual space in which to live independently, unlike a traditional nursing home.

Suzanne Rimmer, regional operations manager for Home Care in Hull, said: "Extra care housing can be a home for life for those with care and support needs, a progressive health condition or an ageing carer.